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With 0-1 defeat at the hands of Getafe, Barcelona have slumped to first defeat in La Liga under new coach Ronald Koeman.
The result left Barca ninth with seven points after four games, a week before the `Clasico` at home to Madrid, who remain top on 10 points.
Getafe, on the other hand, have put themselves on level on points with the league leaders.
Earlier, Real Sociedad came back from a goal down at home to beat bottom of the table Espanyol to claim their first win since the return of football.
Getafe also released a statement saying the club "wish to categorically deny any involvement with this matter and this type of conduct".
Inter Milan midfielder Christian Eriksen scored his first goal for the club since last month`s move from Tottenham Hotspur to set up a 2-0 win at Ludogorets Razgrad in the Europa League on Thursday.
Getafe are six points ahead of sixth-placed Valencia, who visit Huesca later on Sunday.
Victory at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan ensured the visitors are safe from relegation while helping Getafe, fourth, and Valencia, sixth, in their bid to finish in the top four ahead of fifth-placed Sevilla.
With three games to go, little-known Getafe have 55 points along with Sevilla but cling on to the coveted fourth spot due to their superior head-to-head record, while Valencia are sixth on 52 but have the best head-to-head record of the trio.
Getafe, who have never played in the Champions League, clung on to the fourth spot but are level on 55 points with Sevilla, who thrashed Rayo Vallecano 5-0 earlier on Thursday.
Getafe`s veteran striker Jorge Molina grabbed a valuable point by scoring from a fiercely-contested penalty in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
The win took Sevilla up to fourth in the standings on 52 points, two above fifth-placed Getafe who are in action on Sunday at Real Valladolid.
Rayo had squandered the lead in their last two games but clung on to their advantage with the help of more impressive saves from keeper Garcia.
The win took Sevilla up to sixth on 46 points, level with Valencia and one point behind Getafe who occupy the final Champions League spot with eight games left.
Though they have missed a La Liga semi-final spot, Valencia still have an opportunity to make it to the final Champions League spot.
Valencia`s Mouctar Diakhaby was sent off in the dying seconds and the final whistle was followed by some pushing and shoving between the opposing sides.
The second leg takes place next Wednesday, where Espanyol take on Real Betis and Real Madrid host Girona on Thursday in the remaining quarter-final, first legs after Getafe defeated Valencia 1-0 on Tuesday.
Getafe will now play the second leg of the Copa del Rey last-16 tie against Valladolid on January 16.
Julen Lopetegui`s Real were tested by Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabeu, with Borja Iglesias hitting the crossbar, but held on for the victory
Cristiano Ronaldo became only the second player ever to score 300 goals in La Liga as his double fired Real Madrid to a 3-1 victory over 10-man Getafe on Saturday.
A disallowed Luis Suarez goal summed up a frustrating afternoon for Barcelona as the leaders of La Liga dropped points for the second week running after a 0-0 stalemate with Getafe.
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